Students write an analytical essay exploring a topic related to comics culture, combining close reading of visual and textual elements with scholarly research. They may focus on a comic, artist, genre, or formal feature, and are encouraged to include images and cite at least three academic sources. Essays may be written in prose or comics form and begin with a proposal to guide development.
Assignment File
Course
CMDS 242 Comics: Image and Text in Popular Culture
Campus
Henrietta
Outcome
Critical Thinking: Use relevant evidence gathered through accepted scholarly methods and properly acknowledge sources of information, Communication: Express oneself effectively in common college-level written forms
Method
Essay
Characteristics and Proficiencies
Writing Intensive, Reflection, and Experiential